Q and A with the Pros: Jonathan Ketz

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Television was in his blood from the very beginning, anchor Jonathan Ketz chose to follow the generations of broadcasters and story-tellers in his family — even starting at the same station as his father and grandfather.

SJ: When and how were you bit by the journalism bug?

Ketz: “I was hit with the journalism bug very early on. My dad is in television broadcasting, and I was always interested in going into it.”

Jonathan KetzAnchor/Reporter WQAD

SJ: What did you do to prepare for your career?Ketz: “

Ketz: “I took as many journalism and video production classes as I could. I also majored in broadcast journalism as a college student.”

SJ: Where was your first professional journalism job and how did you land it?

Ketz: “I got a reporting job at WQAD TV in Moline, Ill. I’m still here six years later. My boss, Alan Baker, came on a recruiting trip to Moline back in 2011. He hired me a year later.”

SJ: How did you work your way to where you are now?

Ketz: “I started out as a reporter and now I’m an anchor. I worked my way up.”

SJ: What inspired you to pursue this career?

Ketz: “My family. I’m the fourth person in my family to work in television broadcasting.”

SJ: What is your favorite part about your job?

Ketz: “Getting to meet different people and learning new things about the area you’re in.”

SJ: Looking back on your career, what do you think was your best work?

Ketz: “Maybe covering the School Resource Officer Involved Shooting in Dixon, Ill., that just happened.”